Overview
GCL began its journey in 1942 and has since grown into a multi-crore business conglomerate, establishing itself as a market leader in the Tobacco Industry over 80+ years. Founded by Late Shri Hari Chandji Sugandhi, the company built its legacy through perseverance and innovation.
Today, GCL is expanding beyond tobacco, making a strong mark in the FMCG sector with Mouth freshener & Pan flavouring material offering a unique blend of flavours that resonate with Indian consumers. Diversifying further, GCL has ventured into power with a successful Himachal Pradesh project and hospitality with The Fortune Grace in Mussoorie and Novotel City Centre in New Delhi.
Recognizing its responsibility as an industry leader, GCL established Gopal Foundation and Amit Memorial channelling its resources into social initiatives that uplift vulnerable communities across India. Through these ventures, GCL continues to grow while staying true to its core values of tradition, quality, and social responsibility.
Values That Drive Us
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Best Quality at Competitive Rates
02
Building Relationships
03
Establishing Trust
Our Story
Founded by Sri Hari Chand in 1942, the company started out from a small shop in Khari Baoli in Chandni Chowk, Dilli 6, selling products such as Amla oil, Mungfali oil, Chameli oil, Moulsari oil, Gulab oil, White vaseline agarbatti, dhoop, cosmetics, etc. 2 years later, the company launches Zarda, becoming one of the pioneers of what would later comprise the Indian tobacco industry.
1942
Inception
Under the leadership of Shri Hari Chand, the company's first pan chutney, and our signature offering, Dilkhush was launched.
1948
Expansion of products
Brand name Gopal launched after Shri Gopal Gupta, the current Chairman of the company's birth.
1949
Brand Gopal is Born
1975
Pioneering Media
The company re-positioned the brand as a premium quality brand for the masses. Gopal became the first tobacco company to use mass media for communication. This involved on-ground hoardings in cricket matches, placement of TVC at the beginning of movies on VCR cassettes, promotions across cinema screens and product integration in television serials.
1992
Golden Jubilee
Gopal Group completes 50 years of service and celebrates a legacy of excellence in the manufacturing and distribution of top-notch tobacco products and accompaniments, marked by new innovations that changed the industry as a whole.
2009
Fortune Grace Resort
GCL branches out into the hospitality sector with the establishment of the Fortune Grace Resort in Mussoorie.
2012
Hydro Power
Gopal Group establishes its commitment to clean and sustainable power by the launch of Usaka Hydro Power Plant in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh.
2023
New Products
This year marked Gopal’s way to expanding its presence in the Indian market with the launch of multiple new products in the tobacco, mouth freshener and pan flavouring material categories namely, Gopal Royale, Silver, B-Kool, Elaichi, and Paan Rachna.
2025
New Ventures
GCL further expands into the hospitality sector with the establishment of Novotel City Centre in the heart of New Delhi marking its presence on the skyline of India’s capital.
Leadership
Shri Sri Gopal Gupta, an exemplar of industrious and wise, has brought about a certain impetus that has raised Gopal Corporation to the glowing stature that it relishes today. His meticulous approach to growing GCL’s expanse has been adopted and applied for executing precise processes to develop every product that comes out of our shelves. His influence in the Group’s strategic planning, policies and corporate affairs greatly endows the company with ingenuity. His methods and ideals have always been customer oriented. And this quality very much reflects on the company’s unique work environment.
Sri Gopal Gupta
Chairman
A passionate and focused worker, her addition to the GCL family has infused the organization with renewed focus and motivation. She has a vision to multiply the Group's market share and bring about a phase of rapid development for the group. She has been an integral part of the team at GCL with a strong focus on customer oriented marketing and sales strategies.
Rachna Agrawal
Managing Director
Mr. Rachit Agrawal is a Marketing and Business Analytics Graduate from Kelley School of Business, Indiana, USA. He is a perfectionist when it comes to organising and leading company operations and has played a major role in the company’s recent success. With his unique leadership style, he is the true embodiment of the group’s identity of high quality products and long lasting relations.
Rachit Agrawal
Director
Careers
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